Many Women At Microsoft Make Less Money Than Men With The Same Title, According To Glassdoor

Microsoft CEO Satya NadellaFlickr/Fortune Brainstorm TECH 2014 Women at Microsoft in technical jobs are by-and-large making less money than men with the same job title, according to employees sharing salary information with Glassdoor.

Microsoft isn't alone here. Women at other prominent tech companies like Facebook and Google are in the same boat.

Job hunting site Glassdoor dug into the female/male pay discrepancy after Microsoft CEO Nadella opened his mouth last week and stuck his foot in it.

That's when he offered this career advice, "It's not really about asking for a raise, but knowing and having faith that the system will give you the right raise." This is advice that he, himself, has adhered to, which is why he shared it, he said.

Nadella said that he looked into whether Microsoft is paying women the same as men and is satisfied that it is. In a memo to employees, he said:

Although it fluctuates by a bit each year, the overall differences in base pay among genders and races (when we consider level and job title) is consistently within 0.5% at Microsoft. For example, last year women in the US at the same title and level earned 99.7% of what men earned at the same title and level. In any given year, any particular group may be slightly above or slightly below 100 percent."

So Glassdoor looked at 14 job titles at Microsoft and found that women reported earning less, on average, in 12 of them. Women earned less than men in four of out five job titles at Google, too.

Nadella has promised to make sure that Microsoft improves its track record with women on every level. Microsoft has a chance to really lead on this. Plus, CEOs at the other tech companies can look at their data and make necessary changes, too.